[RTTY] Fun, but

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Oh, and let's add my pet peeve... All those guys who can't get their logs 
uploaded to LoTW before I do. I was really disgusted that I only had 46 
confirmations 10 minutes after the contest was over!  ;-)

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at verizon.net>
To: "RTTY" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:07 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Fun, but


> Hi All
>
> I had a great time in the NAQP this weekend, but there are a few things I
> wish people would incorporate into their oerationg methods.
>
> 1.  Please put a 'CQ' or 'NA' or whatever on the end of your CQ.  People
> tune across your signal and hear 'W1ABC K'.  We don't know if you are
> calling someone, ending a CQ, or just finishing up working someone.  A 
> 'CQ'
> on the end takes care of that.
>
> 2.  I know some people don't like to do it, but put the callsign of the
> station you are working at the end of the macro.  LOTS of times someone 
> came
> back to me when they were CQ'ing, but were covered up at the start by 
> people
> still calling them, and I had no idea who they were coming back to.  All I
> get is $%!()^&)Joe CO k.  Then they had to wait and send the exchange 
> again
> so I could see who they were working.
>
> 3.  I have been seeing a lot of bragging about 1 new rig where you can get
> 30 cycles next to another station and not be bothered by them.   But, you 
> do
> bother us.
>
> I have a 250 cycle filter and I don't know how many times someone sat down
> 50 cycles above or below me and started calling CQ.  And I was way up the
> band, about 14.120 where there was lots of room.  Before calling CQ, open
> your filter a bit and see if you are sitting right on top of someone else.
> It seems as though this happened more than ever before this weekend.
>
> OK off my soapbox.  RTTY contests are still the most fun and RTTY 
> contesters
> are the best!  Thanks for all the Q's this weekend and CU in the Sprint.
>
> Tom W7WHY
>
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